In this Brief, Patricia Johnson-Castle examines how capitalist policy frameworks continue to shape life in Inuit Nunangat — often at odds with Inuit ways of living and community responsibility. She asks what it would mean to stop adapting Southern “solutions” and instead imagine public policy that reflects the realities, values, and scale of the North..
In this Brief, Johnson-Castle and Penney, argue that Newfoundland and Labrador’s continued push to advance hydroelectric development – not under the auspices of recovery from COVID-19 – is in disregard of Indigenous rights and title, and risks compounding social, health and economic impacts for the whole region.
This brief considers the importance of research and Northern research responses to the pandemic, but also some infrastructure challenges that must be addressed to ensure the health and well-being of Inuit.
COVID-19 and Inuit Nunangat: Research, Responsibility & Infrastructure Inequality Read More »
Based in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.